Andreas Gryphius: Ausgewahlte Sonette, Gedichte und Epigramme
by Gryphius, Andreas
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- Signed
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Hamburg: Otto Rohse Presse, 1977. Rohse, Otto. Two small quarto volumes. 59; 52, (3)pp. One of 195 sets. Both signed by Rohse, whose wood and copper engravings appear throughout the volumes. Volume I contains Gryphius' sonnets, while Volume II his epigrams and other poems; together with Rohse's illustrations and book design, they celebrate Gryphius' corpus in all its morbidity and profundity. First volume bound in quarter blue morocco with blue paste paper over boards, second bound in quarter red morocco with brown paste paper in the identical design to the first. Both with gilt titling and blind-stamped device on upper cover, and housed in slipcases. Faint rubbing to corners of both and some toning to both slipcases, else a fine set. T.e.g.
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- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28635
- Title
- Andreas Gryphius: Ausgewahlte Sonette, Gedichte und Epigramme
- Author
- Gryphius, Andreas
- Illustrator
- Rohse, Otto
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Otto Rohse Presse
- Place of Publication
- Hamburg
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Arts; Fine Printing;
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...